A white paper titled The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future, released by the State Council Information Office on Oct 10, provides the international community with a clear picture of the achievements made under the framework of the decade-old initiative, which facilitates high-quality cooperation and delivers benefits to involved countries and peoples.

Since its launch in 2013, the BRI has evolved from ideas into actions, from vision to reality, and from a general framework into concrete projects. It has been welcomed by the international community both as a public good and a cooperation platform, the report stated.

Over the past decade, China has enhanced its high-level opening-up, based on the principle of achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration for a win-win situation.

As part of that process, Chinese businesses and entrepreneurs have demonstrated their vibrancy, taking on roles that contribute to international cultural and economic exchanges and create new milestones of cooperation and mutual learning.

Among those businesses, Reignwood Group is a shining example. As a leading player in the wellness industry, Reignwood has been exploring a unique growth path that focuses on green development, cultural exchanges and win-win industrial cooperation, creating a new paradigm for international cultural and people-to-people exchanges while participating in the high-quality development of the BRI.

Green development

Against the backdrop of the world's focus on transformation toward green and low-carbon operations in response to climate change, Reignwood has integrated itself into the dual circulation development pattern and high-quality development of the BRI, setting its sights on strengthening the real economy through technological innovation in pursuit of healthy, green and sustainable growth, according to the company.

As the cornerstone of Reignwood's consistent efforts to specialize in multiple industries, green development has injected a fresh impetus to the group since its inception nearly 40 years ago.

Since the early 1990s, the company has carried. out ecological restoration activities in Changping district on the outskirts of Beijing, transforming 33.5 million square meters of sand pits and planting 10 million trees. As a result, its green efforts have turned a once sandy and windy area into an eco-friendly park that is a popular destination for sports and cultural competitions and other events.

Reignwood Pine Valley, set in the area that was given a new lease of life, is a holiday resort close to the Great Wall. It boasts a sustainable ecological system and promotes the upgrading and transformation of green industries through environmentally friendly designs and materials, green construction, the application of renewable energy, and recycled utilization of waste resources.

The park utilizes photovoltaic power generation technology to create an environmentally friendly science education greenhouse where visitors can admire more than 130 plants from different climate zones and observe nature up close, and also incorporates healthy and fashionable sports such as golf, equestrianism, soccer and ice and snow sports, making it a popular destination for leisure activities.

From the Beijing park to green and wellness-themed property projects in Dali, Yunnan province; Xianning, Hubei; and even Bangkok, Thailand, Reignwood has integrated its green industry resources to create comprehensive wellness tourism and residential complexes.

Reignwood Park Thailand in Bangkok, which started construction in 2020, combines ecological tourism, international education, cultural exchanges, wellness and healthcare, sports and leisure activities, and technological agriculture. It boasts Cathaya argyrophylla trees imported from China that emit natural oxygen, a top-notch international school and an elder care service center equipped with advanced medical staff and equipment, with ambulances and helicopters on duty around-the-clock.